Middle Eastern lamb burger 🍔

These kebab inspired burgers remind me if the first time I smelled kebabs cooking over charcoal and I knew immediately that I had to find the recipe. They are very good! Serve with yogurt, brioche burger bun, halloumi cheese, grilled tomato and onion

The burger patties:

4 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 pound ground lamb
1 thumb grated ginger
3 tablespoons grated onion
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon of rose harissa
1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

The yoghurt sauce

3 tablespoons Greek yogurt
Chopped fresh mint
Grated cucumber
Lemon juice

The pomegranate molasses glaze

4 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
2 tablespoons honey
Juice of half orange

Toast the spices in a pan on the BBQ, add these with the harissa to the lamb mince along with the grated garlic, onion and ginger. Mix this together well and form 2 half pound patties. Place on the grill to sear…

Cut 2 thick slices of onion, tomatoe, halloumi, brush with oil and add to the grill beside the burger patties, make sure you keep an eye on how they are cooking, move towards/away from the heat to maintain a steady cook…

Add the yoghurt, mint, lemon juice and grated cucumber to a bowl and mix…

Add the pomegranate molasses, honey and orange juice to another bowl, keep close to the BBQ to based the burgers when you flip.

Check with your spatula that the burgers have seared, if so… Flip and brush over the pomegranate glaze…

Check your onions, tomatoes and halloumi, if they are close to completion then stack the tomatoe, on the onion, then that on to the halloumi, place on the cooler part of the grill to keep warm while finishing off the burgers. Flip again, brush with the glaze.

Cut the brioche buns in half, place them on the grill to toast for 1 minute…

Assembly:

Take the buns, spoon the yoghurt sauce on top and bottom, place the burger pattie on the bottom bun, then halloumi, onion and tomatoe and… Enjoy 🤤❤️🔥🍔